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Track 03 · 2008
Hip-Hop Saved My Life
Lupe Fiasco
- conscious
- storytelling
On the charts
From The Cool; a fan favorite and critical darling.
Why it mattered
Lupe told the story of a struggling rapper trying to make it, and every aspiring MC saw themselves in it. This was the song that reminded people what hip-hop could be at its most empathetic.